Then and now: How York s high street has changed since the early 2000s THERE S no doubt that Britain s highstreet has undergone major changes in the past two decades and York is no exception. Let s go back in time and see how it has changed visually. You can use the slider tool to compare differences.
Davygate Davygate is home to the iconic Bettys Café Tea Rooms and a popular busking spot. It 2008, 4 Davygate was home to a Halifax while Sports Direct closed in December 2019.
Parliament Street Parliament Street s most recent highstreet victim was the Disney Store with only the Oxford Street store in London saved from closure.
Laura Newby at her Belle Bloom stall in York s Coppergate Shopping Centre A FLORISTRY student is celebrating the success of her fledgling business after she branched out to launch a new flower stall in York city centre. Laura Newby set up Belle Blooms from her York home in November 2019, providing arrangements for events, weddings and funerals. The 25-year-old then set up a stall in York’s Coppergate Shopping Centre this autumn despite the pandemic, and was delighted to see her profits exceed her targets. Laura, a current student on Askham Bryan College’s Level 3 Floristry course, who has relaunched her flower cart and delivery service post-lockdown, said: “I didn’t have a business background so the thought of starting from scratch was intimidating.